The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-11-03
Spring Hill Items.

| PloWlng Is about finished.
F. w. LEM is canvassing interior
towns for the National Teacher.
! Association"
H. S. Ley is building new grist
| mill. -. 5 s.
John Weyer, Unions genial wag.
onnaker, has decided to return to
Spring Hill and reengage in bust
ness.
M. j. Hogan has his shore well
| stocked with fall and winter goods,
and is doing a rushing business.
They keep the old man busy.
Wheat is being hauled away at a
lively rate.
Building has been quite lively here
during the season. No less than six
elegant residences have been erected
by as many prosperous farmers of
this town.
Fine houses are the rule and not
the exception here. Spring Hill can
now boast Of possessing more fine
residences than any other town in
the interior of Stearns county.
Now that the long winter events gs
are approaching the farmers of this
section will have plenty of time to
devote TO some tall thinking. Tie
what it was last and 60 cents per
busbel is miserable price. The
question is, what are you going to do
about it. Is there any possible way
of changing or lettering the situa-
ton? 70 come back to an old, but
by no means dead subject, how would
matters stand at present If a railroad
were passing through this section?
Would it benefit us, would it raise
the price of wheaty Most assuredly
it would. The opportunity once pre-
sented US to secure a road is known
to all. Our chance at that time was
excellent; it is incredible that we
did not do more to secure the road.
+ 1t is bad fact that, no matter how
intelligent u community, no matter
how enterprising its citizens,no mat
ter how far seeing its business men;
one is always certain of finding ga
set opposed to advancement. Gen
orally the set thinks it is going to
loose by the transaction, will suffer
pecuniary loss; but never succeeds in
seeing farther than it's nose, never
for moment can imagine that Sc
curing railroad would benefit them
Individually and repay them thous-
and times for the imaginary loss they
would sustain at the moment. 1t is
not downright ignorance or mean
ness in every case; one often finds
MI nf IN IN m w ra
full in their business, among the set.
Again, one finds those who would cut
off their nose to spite their face. Ii
we could thrash the 'set'-not pugii-
istlcally speakIng-and separate the
number one and two from the chaff,
it would result advantageously to all.
We have railroads to right OF us and
railroads to left of US; the hand of en-
terprise and prosperity is reckoning
US, but still we NOPE along as a trib-
utary to outside business centres,
instead of booming business our
selves, and continue to be the goose
that lays the golden egg-for ether
people. If there had Teen little
more selfsacrifice and local pride in
US some time ago, trains would be
passing through here daily. The
country round about here is yearning
for railroad, and this section will
remain a nonentity until 1T secures
road. Let every ono of as resolve
himself into committe of one to talk ]
railroad for all it Is worth, and let us
unite in one mighty effort; success is
bound to crown our efforts. No mat
ter how distant chances appear at
present our wall will ultimately be
heard and answered. Do all that you
canl